Han Hee-jun (; born April 20, 1989), also known as Heejun Han, is a South Korean singer. He finished in ninth place on the eleventh season of American Idol in 2012. He also finished in the top six of K-pop Star 3 in 2014. In 2026, Han began promoting under the name Jude.
Early life Han was born on April 20, 1989 in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He has an older brother. Han and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 12, moving to Flushing, Queens in New York. He graduated from Francis Lewis High School.
Han returned to South Korea from 2009 to 2010 to train to be a singer. When he moved back to the United States, Han worked for the non-profit Milal Mission in New York, working with children with disabilities. He later said the experience pulled him out of a depression and that the children motivated him to audition for American Idol.
Career
2012: American Idol
Han auditioned for the eleventh season of American Idol in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in early 2012. He received praise from the judges for his performance of Michael Bolton's "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" and advanced to the next round.
Han advanced through the semi-finals with a performance of "Angels" by Robbie Williams. He then advanced through the finals with performances of "All in Love Is Fair" by Stevie Wonder, "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx and "My Life" by Billy Joel. However, after finishing in the bottom three for two weeks in a row, Han was eliminated from the show, finishing in ninth place.
After the show concluded, Han performed as part of the American Idols Live! Tour 2012, which began July 6, 2012 and ran until September 21, 2012.
Performances and results EpisodeSong choiceResultAudition"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"AdvancedHollywood 2"Broken Strings"(with Phillip Phillips, Richie Law and Jairon Jackson)Las Vegas"I Only Have Eyes for You"Final Judgment"New York State of Mind"Top 25 (13 Men)"Angels"Top 13"All in Love Is Fair"SafeTop 11"Right Here Waiting"Top 10"My Life"Bottom 3Top 9"A Song for You"Eliminated
2013–2014: Debut single and K-pop Star 3 Han released his debut single, "Bring the Love Back", featuring rapper Pusha T, on September 17, 2013.
In 2013, he tried out for the third season of K-pop Star and passed the audition. He reached the Top 6 of K-pop Star 3.
2015–present: Korean releases and After School Club Since then he has concentrated on his K-pop career and released the single "Q&A" feat. Tiffany from Girls' Generation.
In 2018, he replaced Jae of Day6 as co-host of After School Club.
In 2026, Han announced he would begin promoting under the name Jude.
Discography Singles Title Year Album "Bring the Love Back" 2013 rowspan="3" "QnA" 2015 "I'm Fine Thank You" "Think of You" () 2017 Puppy Love () single album "Springkle You" () "Deep Inside" 2018 Deep Inside single album "Starry Night" rowspan="11" "The Last" () 2020 "RainDrop" "Room" "Moving On" () 2021 "If You Can" () "Tuesday" 2022 "Dang" "Wake Up" 2023 "Non Sweet Song" () "Easy"
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKOR "Pass Me By" () 2014 88 KOR: 19,071 K-pop Star 3 Battle Audition Part 1
Filmography
Film Year Title Role 2007 West 32nd Danny 2015 Seoul Searching Chow
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